Ulster went down 10 points to Dragons today at Rodney Parade, in their return to Magners League action.

Ulster were forced to make a late change to their starting line-up with Italian second row Carlo del Fava coming into the side in place of Ryan Caldwell who had a stomach complaint.

The game started on the back foot for Ulster as Irish international prop Tom Court was sin-binned for a professional foul in the fourth minute, and Dragon's fullback Tovey scored the game's opening try two minutes later, Shaun Connor missed the following conversion. Dragons 5:0 Ulster

Ulster's Ian Humphreys converted a penalty from in front of the posts giving Ulster their opening points Dragons 5:3 Ulster

Ulster moved in front in the 21st minute when Simon Danielli scored a try under the posts after the ball broke loose to the Scottish winger. Humphreys converted Dragons 5:10 Ulster, but was then off-target with a penalty effort which would have extended the visitors advantage before the break.

The Ulster men led 10-5 at half-time.

A penalty from Dragon's Connor brought his side within two points of Ulster, Dragons 8:10 Ulster. However, Rhys Thomas' sin-binning minutes later allowed Clinton Schifcofske to stretch Ulster's lead to five points again Dragons 8:13 Ulster. Schifcofske kicked a further three points for Ulster on the hour mark bring the score to Dragons 8:16 Ulster.

Dragon's Jason Tovey then was given the chance to add three points through a penalty kick to which he duly obliged. Dragons 11:16 Ulster With Ulster flanker David Pollock in the sin-bin, the Dragons full back crossed the line for his second try after a period of sustained pressure Dragons 16:16 Ulster. Tovey missed the conversion but made amends with a penalty, a 78th-minute try after a speculative pass from Andrew Trimble went astray, Dragons 19:16 Ulster

Ulster lost the bonus point in the final minute, as Jason Tovey once again past the line for his third try of the game, and the conversion saw the score board at the final whistle Dragons 26:16 Ulster

Magners League rugby will return to Ravenhill on Saturday 7th March, as the Ulster men take on Glasgow Warriors, KO: 7.30pm. Tickets for the mid-table clash are currently on sale, and exclusive on-line promotional discounts are available for advanced bookings via the ticket link below. Tickets can also be purchased via; the Ravenhill Ticket Office, the Ravenhill Ticket Line 028 9049 3222 Option 2 and all of the usual Ulster Rugby Ticket Outlets province wide. Family concessions are available for this game; please contact the ticket line for full details.